Bennett County, South Dakota

Bennett County has a population of 3,345 and has shrunk 2.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $156,400, about 2.9 times the county's median household income of $53,750.

Home price
$156,400
Income
$53,750
Population
3,345
Unemployment
10.0%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$156,400county
Median gross rent$617county
Median year homes here were built1973county
Share of homes built before 198062.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile10.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant20.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented38.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,312(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,182county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$901county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,417county
Home insurance / yr$3,760(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living91.9(statewide)
Median household income$53,750county
Family health premium / yr$24,941(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,680(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.938(statewide)
Poverty rate29.9%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home8.0%county
Unemployment rate10.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force50.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.9%county
Share of workers employed by government27.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry34.6%county
Economic output per resident$42,651county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.98%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.11%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time12.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service86 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport418183county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.8 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station217 micounty
Households without a vehicle1.5%county
Traffic deaths59.8county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-0.8(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher18.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher86.3%county
Public schools in the county3county
Public school enrollment442county
Students per full-time teacher10.3county
Free lunch eligible100.0%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution25 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians85(statewide)
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter4.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance27.7%county
Frequent mental distress18.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity27.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.6%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population3,345county
Land area in square miles1,185county
People per square mile of land2.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store22.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract55.0%county
Population change since 2020-2.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents8county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age27.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1835.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over15.3%county
Share of households that are one person18.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.6%county
Second languages12.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls28.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents237county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-9county
Households that moved in29county
Households that moved away52county
Average income of arriving households$31,552county
Average income of departing households$38,154county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year0county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings37.4%(statewide)
Violent crime rate362(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature49°Fcounty
Annual precipitation20.2 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.37 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F35 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing153 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days137 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 15county
Average first fall frostSep 29county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$138(statewide)
Electric utilities serving this county2(statewide)
Electricity price per kWh14.1¢(statewide)
Household electricity use981 kWh(statewide)
Residential natural gas price$12.44(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity25.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas2.0%county
Homes heated by propane64.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood8.0%county
Households with broadband65.2%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk4.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk54.9county
Landslide risk19.2county
Hail risk40.7county
Earthquake risk17.6county
Tornado risk18.5county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk15.6county
Winter weather risk56.8county
Strong wind risk19.5county
Wildfire risk87.1county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Bennett County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the South Dakota figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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